Chaco and Espinal

Álvarez, María Alejandra

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20198-2_8

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“…Various studies on the reproductive biology of the genus have shown a broad diversity in the reproductive system of Ziziphus [ 3 ]. Ziziphus mistol Griseb (Rhamnaceae), commonly known as mistol, is an edible tree that grows in the Chaco forest; together with Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco , Cercidium praecox Burkart and Carter, Geoffroea decorticans Burk, and Prosopis nigra (Griseb) Hieron [ 4 ], it constitutes the essential matrix corresponding to the semi-arid Chaco woodland. It is a thorny deciduous honey plant (10–15 m tall) widely spread throughout Perú, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina ( Figure 1 ).…”

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In Vitro Hypoglycemic and Anti-Inflammatory Potential and Toxicity of Powders from Pulp and by-Products of Ziziphus mistol from Argentina

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Torres

Zampini

et al. 2022

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Background: The Ziziphus mistol fruit (vulgar name mistol) is used in northwestern Argentina in traditional food and beverage preparations and popular medicines for liver and respiratory disorders. Aims: The aim of this research was to evaluate the hypoglycemic and anti-inflammatory activity in pulp powders and sub-products (skin and seeds) of mistol fruit, along with their toxicity. Methods: Powders from mistol seeds, pulp, and skin were obtained. Antioxidant capacity and inhibitory activity against key enzymes involved in metabolic syndrome were determined by in vitro assays. Results: The mistol powders obtained from the different fruit parts reduced glucose bioaccessibility. Before and after simulated gastroduodenal digestion, the polyphenol-enriched extracts (PEE) obtained from mistol powders increased glucose uptake by yeast cells and inhibited the pivotal enzymes of the inflammatory pathway (cyclooxygenase-2, lipooxygenase-1, and phospholipase A2). The analyzed mistol powders did not show acute toxicity or genotoxicity in model organisms and cell cultures. Conclusions: These results evince the potentiality of both the pulp from Z. mistol fruits and residual biomass (seeds and skin) to obtain biofunctional powders to use as supplements for metabolic disorders associated with chronic diseases.

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confidence: 99%